Each groups have harm issues main into choice for the second State of Origin match in Perth on June 18.
The Warriors have introduced that scans have revealed Blues prop Mitchell Barnett suffered a severe knee harm, after the NSW prop limped off of their 36-30 win over South Sydney on Sunday.
Barnett’s Origin sequence and 2025 season is over after he clutched at his proper knee whereas making a first-half sort out at Accor Stadium with scans revealing an ACL tear.
The harm got here simply 4 days after Barnett laid the platform for NSW of their series-opening win, and two-and-a-half weeks out from recreation two in Perth.
Melbourne’s Stefano Utoikamanu, Manly veteran Jake Trbojevic and Wests Tigers front-rower Terrell Might can be in competition for a call-up.
Utoikamanu is the favorite after he was on the prolonged reserves checklist for the 18-6 win over Queensland in Brisbane final week.
Keaon Koloamatangi made his case in Souths’ loss – the 27-year-old obtained by way of 80 minutes once more, bust eight tackles and scored the Rabbitohs’ first strive when he barged by way of three defenders to go over the road.
Mitchell Barnett. (Picture by Darrian Traynor/Getty Photos)
After totalling 494 metres in his first two video games since shifting from second row to prop, the one-time Origin participant ran one other 189m on Sunday.
Canterbury’s Max King, after an completed first look for NSW, may get promoted to the run-on staff if Barnett’s knee injury is critical.
Maroons coach Billy Slater faces questions over kind with captain Daly Cherry-Evans beneath strain to retain the halfback spot over Tom Dearden.
Canterbury veteran Kurt Mann may get an Origin debut at 32 if Dearden is elevated to the beginning aspect from his bench utility function.
Cowboys ahead Jeremiah Nanai is free to play after copping a grade-one cost for a crusher sort out in Saturday’s win over Wests Tigers with fee of a $3000 effective which means he avoids a two-game ban.
Maroons teammate Beau Fermor can also be obtainable for Origin choice regardless of being charged for a excessive sort out which has solely earned the Titans second-rower a effective of $1800.
Queensland have suffered a blow of their bid to stage the State of Origin sequence after Murray Taulagi did not get well from harm for the final spherical earlier than groups are picked for recreation two.
North Queensland winger Taulagi had been anticipated to beat a calf concern in time to face Melbourne and make a late cost for choice calculations for Origin II in Perth on June 18.
As an alternative, coach Todd Payten has omitted the six-time Maroon from his prolonged squad altogether, with Jaxson Paulo to carry a beginning spot on the wing for Friday’s away journey.
AAP has been instructed Taulagi is an opportunity for choice in spherical 15 however is rated as unlikely to be introduced into the Maroons’ set-up given he has not performed since spherical 11.
It means Queensland coach Billy Slater might want to look elsewhere if he needs to switch Valentine Holmes following an underwhelming sequence opener from the veteran.
Reece Walsh is ready for one final likelihood to push his personal choice case for the Broncos on Saturday towards the Gold Coast so he may change Kalyn Ponga at fullback.
Slater can also be contemplating shaking up his forwards with Corey Horsburgh, Kulikefu Finefeuiaki and J’maine Hopgood in competition for a call-up.
Dragons ahead Jaydn Su’A limped off with an ankle harm within the first half of St George Illawarra’s win over Newcastle on Friday night time and can sit out Spherical 14 so it will be a raffle for the Maroons to recall him to the pack.
Ponga sat out Spherical 13 with an ankle drawback however is again this week. Veteran utility Ben Hunt isn’t any likelihood of being obtainable because of his hamstring harm.
Doubtless Origin II groups
Blues vs Maroons at Optus Stadium: 8pm, Wednesday June 18
NSW
1. Dylan Edwards
2. Brian To’o
3. Stephen Crichton
4. Latrell Mitchell
5. Zac Lomax
6. Mitchell Moses
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Max King
9. Reece Robson
10. Payne Haas
11. Liam Martin
12. Angus Crichton
13. Isaah Yeo (c)
14. Connor Watson
15. Spencer Leniu
16. Hudson Younger
17. Stefano Utoikamanu
18. Campbell Graham
Queensland
1. Kalyn Ponga
2. Xavier Coates
3. Robert Toia
4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
5. Valentine Holmes
6. Cameron Munster
7. Daly Cherry-Evans/Tom Dearden
8. Moeaki Fotuaika
9. Harry Grant
10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui
11. Reuben Cotter
12. Jeremiah Nanai
13. Patrick Carrigan
14. Tom Dearden/Kurt Mann
15. Lindsay Collins
16. Beau Fermor
17. Trent Loeiro
18. Kurt Mann/Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
with AAP
